anemia
A. Definition
Anemia is a symptom of an underlying condition, such as loss of blood components, the elements do not adequately or lack of nutrients needed for the formation of red blood cells, resulting in decreased oxygen-carrying capacity of blood (Doenges, 1999).
Anemia is a term that indicates low red blood cell count and hemoglobin and hematocrit levels below normal (Smeltzer, 2002: 935).
Anemia is reduced to below the normal value of red blood cells, hemoglobin and quality Bloods volume of packed red cells (hematocrit) per 100 ml of blood (Price, 2006: 256).
Thus, anemia is not a diagnosis or a disease, but rather a reflection of the state of a disease or impaired function of the body and changes the fundamental patotisiologis anemnesis described through a thorough, physical examination and laboratory information.
B. Etiology
The most common cause of anemia is a lack of nutrients necessary for the synthesis of erythrocytes, including iron, vitamin B12 and folic acid. The rest is the result of a variety of conditions such as hemorrhage, genetic abnormalities, chronic disease, drug toxicity, and so on.


A common cause of anemia:

• Bleeding great
• Acute (sudden)
• Accidents
• Surgery
• Childbirth
• Broken blood vessels
• Chronic disease (chronic)
• Bleeding nose
• Hemorrhoids (haemorrhoids)
• Peptic ulcer
• cancer or polyps in the gastrointestinal tract
• kidney or bladder tumor
• menstrual bleeding
• Reduced red blood cell formation
• Iron deficiency
• Lack of vitamin B12
• Lack of folic acid
• Lack of vitamin C
• Chronic Disease
• Increased destruction of red blood cells
• Enlargement of the spleen
• mechanical damage to red blood cells
• Autoimmune reactions to red blood cells
• paroxysmal nocturnal Hemoglobinuria
• Hereditary spherocytosis
• Hereditary Elliptositosis
• G6PD Deficiency
• Sickle cell disease
• hemoglobin C disease
• S-hemoglobin C disease
• hemoglobin E disease
• Thalassemia (Burton, 1990).
C. Pathophysiology
Incidence of anemia reflects a failure of the bone marrow or excessive loss of red blood cells or both. Bone marrow failure caused by lack of nutrients DAPT, toxic exposure, inuasi tumor, or mostly due to unknown causes. Red blood cells can be lost through bleeding or hemolysis (destruction) in the latter case, the problem can be due to the effects of red blood cells that do not conform to the normal resistance of red blood cells or due to some factor outside the red blood cells that causes destruction of red blood cells.
Red blood cell lysis (dissolution) occurs mainly in the phagocytic system or the reticuloendothelial system, especially in the liver and spleen. As a byproduct of this process is bilirubin is formed in phagocytes will enter the bloodstream. Any increase in red blood cell destruction (hemolysis) immediately direpleksikan with increasing plasma bilirubin (normal concentration of 1 mg / dl or less; levels of 1.5 mg / dl cause jaundice in the sclera.
Anemia is a blood disease characterized less low levels of hemoglobin (Hb) and red blood cells (erythrocytes). The function of blood is to carry food and oxygen to all organs of the body. If the supply is less, then the oxygen would be less. As a result, the work can hinder vital organs, the brain One. The brain consists of 2.5 billion cells bioneuron. If the capacity is less, then the brain as a computer which weak memory, slow catch. And if it is damaged, it can not be repaired (Sjaifoellah, 1998).

D. Clinical Manifestations
Clinical symptoms appear to reflect dysfunction of various systems in the body such as decreased physical performance, neurological (nerve), which is manifested in behavioral changes, anorexia (emaciated body), pica, and abnormal cognitive development in children. Growth abnormalities often occur, epithelial dysfunction, and reduced gastric acidity. An easy way to know anemia with 5L, which is weak, tired, listless, tired, inattentive. If you have 5 of these symptoms, we can be sure a person has anemia. Another symptom is the appearance of the sclera (the pale color on the lower eyelid).
Anemia can cause fatigue, weakness, lack of energy and the head was floating. If anemia is more severe, it can cause a stroke or heart attack (Sjaifoellah, 1998).

E. Complication
Anemia also causes reduced endurance. As a result, patients will be susceptible to infection with anemia. Easy colds, flu easily, or prone to respiratory infections, heart also becomes easily tired, having to pump blood more powerful. In the case of pregnant women with anemia, if slow and sustained handled can lead to death, and the risk to the fetus. In addition to babies born with low weight, anemia can also interfere with the development of organs, including the brain (Sjaifoellah, 1998).

F. Investigations
Complete blood count (JDL): decreased hemoglobin and hemalokrit.
The number of erythrocytes: decline (AP), decreased weight (aplastic), MCV (mean corpuscular molume) and MCH (mean corpuscular hemoglobin) and microcytic with decreased erythrocyte hipokronik (DB), increase (AP). Pancytopenia (aplastic).
Reticulocyte count: varies, eg decreased (AP), an increase (bone marrow response to blood loss / hemolysis).
Lipstick red blood cells: detecting changes in color and shape (may indicate a special type of anemia).
LED: increase indicates an inflammatory reaction, eg, increased red blood cell destruction: malignasi or disease.
The life span of red blood cells: are useful in differentiating the diagnosis of anemia, eg on a particular type of anemia, red blood cells have a shorter life span.
Erythrocyte fragility test: Down (DB).
SDP: the total number of cells with red blood cells (differential) may increase (hemolytic) or decreased (aplastic).
Platelet count: decreased caplastik; increased (DB), normal or high (hemolytic)
Hemoglobin electrophoresis: identify the type of the structure of hemoglobin.
Serum bilirubin (unconjugated): increase (AP, hemolytic).
Serum folate and vitamin B12 to help diagnose anemia deficiency in relation to the input / absorption
Serum iron: no (DB), height (hemolytic)
Tuberculosis serum: increased (DB)
Serum Ferritin: increased (DB)
Period bleeding: elongated (aplastic)
Serum LDH: Down (DB)
Schilling test: decreased urinary excretion of vitamin B12 (AP)
Guaiak: may be positive for blood in the urine, feces, and gastric contents, showing bleeding acute / chronic (DB).
Gastric Analysis: secretion decreased with increasing pH and the absence of free hydrochloric acid (AP).
Bone marrow aspiration / inspection / biopsy: cells may appear to change in number, size, and shape, form, distinguishing the type of anemia, eg, increased megaloblas (AP), fatty marrow with decreased blood cells (aplastic).
Andoskopik and radiographic examination: check the bleeding: GI bleeding (Doenges, 1999).
G. Medical Management
Common actions:
Management of anemia is shown to find the cause and replace the lost blood.
1. Red blood cell transplantation.
2. Antibiotics are given to prevent infection.
3. Folic acid supplements can stimulate the formation of red blood cells.
4. Avoid situations of oxygen deficiency or an activity that requires oxygen
5. Treat the cause of abnormal bleeding if any.
6. Iron-rich diet containing meat and green vegetables.
Treatment (for treatment depending on the cause):
1. Iron deficiency anemia
Management:
Set the iron-containing foods, try the food given as fish, meat, eggs and vegetables.
Giving preparations fe
Perrosulfat oral 200mg/hari/per 3x after meals
Peroglukonat 3x 200 mg / day / orally after meals.
2. Pernicious Anemia: Vitamin B12
3. Anemia Folic acid: Folic acid 5 mg / day / oral
4. Anemia due to bleeding: the bleeding, and shock by administering fluids and blood transfusions.

NURSING MANAGEMENT
A. Assessment
Assessment is the first step in the process and basic nursing menyeluru (Boedihartono, 1994).
Assessment of patients with anemia (Doenges, 1999) include:
1) activity / rest
Symptoms: fatigue, weakness, general malaise. Loss of productivity: a reduction in enthusiasm for work. Low tolerance to exercise. The need for sleep and rest more.
Signs: tachycardia / takipnae; dyspnea at work or rest. Lethargy, withdrawal, apathy, lethargy, and lack of interest in the vicinity. Muscle weakness, and decreased strength. Ataxia, body upright. Shoulders down, slumped posture, slow, and other signs of fatigue menunujukkan.
2) Circulation
Symptoms: a history of chronic blood loss, such as chronic GI bleeding, heavy menstruation (DB), angina, CHF (due to excessive cardiac work). History of chronic infective endocarditis. Palpitations (tachycardia compensation).
Signs: BP: systolic to diastolic steady improvement and widening pulse pressure, postural hypotension. Dysrhythmias: ECG abnormalities, ST segment depression and T wave flattening or depression; tachycardia. Heart murmurs: systolic murmur (DB). Extremities (color): pale skin and mucous membranes (konjuntiva, mouth, pharynx, lips) and nail bed. (Note: in black patients, may appear as a pale grayish). Skin like a waxy, pale (aplastic, AP) or a bright lemon yellow (AP). Sclera: blue or white as pearls (DB). Slowed capillary refill (decreased blood flow to the capillaries and vasoconstriction compensation) nails: easily broken, shaped like a spoon (koilonychia) (DB). Hair: dry, easily broken, thin, prematurely gray hair grows (AP).
3) Integrity ego
Symptoms: keyakinanan religious / cultural influence treatment options, such as the rejection of blood transfusions.
Signs: depression.
4) elimination
Symptoms: a history of pyelonephritis, renal failure. Flatulen, malabsorption syndrome (DB). Hematemesis, stool with fresh blood, melena. Diarrhea or constipation. Decreased urine output.
Signs: abdominal distension.
5) Food / fluid
Symptoms: feedback reduction diet, animal protein diet low input / high input cereal products (DB). Painful mouth or tongue, difficulty swallowing (pharyngeal ulcers). Nausea / vomiting, dyspepsia, anorexia. A decrease in body weight. Never settle for chewing or sensitive to ice, dirt, corn flour, paint, clay, etc. (DB).
Signs: the tongue to appear red meat / smooth (AP; deficiency of folic acid and vitamin B12). Dry mucous membranes, pale. Skin turgor: poor, dry, looks wrinkled / lost elasticity (DB). Stomatitis and glossitis (deficiency status). Lips: selitis, such as inflammatory lips cracked corners of the mouth. (DB).
6) Neurosensori
Symptoms: headache, throbbing, dizziness, vertigo, tinnitus, inability to concentrate. Insomnia, decreased vision, and eye shadow. Weakness, poor balance, wobbly legs; paresthesias hands / legs (AP); claudication. Manjadi cold sensation.
Signs: sensitive stimuli, anxiety, depression tends to sleep, apathy. Mental: not able to respond, slow and shallow. Ophthalmic: hemoragis retina (aplastic, AP). Epitaksis: bleeding from the holes (aplastic). Impaired coordination, ataxia, decreased sense of vibration and position, positive Romberg sign, paralysis (AP).
7) Pain / comfort
Symptoms: Abdominal pain samara: headache (DB)
8) Respiratory
Symptoms: a history of tuberculosis, lung abscess. Shortness of breath at rest and activity.
Signs: tachypnea, orthopnea, and dyspnea.
9) Security
Symptoms: a history of work exposure to chemicals,. History of exposure to radiation; well to treatment or accident. History of cancer, cancer therapies. Not tolerant of cold and heat. Previous blood transfusion. Impaired vision, poor wound healing, frequent infections.
Signs: low fever, chills, night sweats, general lymphadenopathy. Ptekie and ecchymosis (aplastic).
10) Sexuality
Symptoms: changes in menstrual flow, such as menorrhagia or amenorrhea (DB). Lost libido (male and female). Imppoten.
Signs: Cervical and vaginal walls pale.

B. Nursing Diagnosis
Nursing diagnosis is a unification of the problem of real or potential patients based on the data collected (Boedihartono, 1994).
Nursing diagnoses that appear in patients with anemia (Doenges, 1999) include:
1. High risk of infection associated with an inadequate secondary defenses (decreased hemoglobin leucopenia, or a decrease in granulocytes (inflammatory response depressed)).
2. Changes in nutrition less than body requirements related to the failure or inability to digest digest food / nutrient absorption necessary for the formation of red blood cells.
3. Activity intolerance related to imbalance between oxygen supply (delivery) and needs.
4. Changes in tissue perfusion associated with decreased cellular components required for the delivery of oxygen / nutrients to the cells.
5. A high risk of damage to skin integrity related to changes in circulation and neurologist.
6. Constipation or diarrhea associated with lower dietary input; digestive process changes; side effects of drug therapy.
7. Lack of knowledge with respect to the lack of exposure / recall; incorrect interpretation of information; does not know the source of information.

C. Interventions / Implementation of nursing
Intervention is planning nursing actions that will be implemented to address the problem in accordance with the nursing diagnoses (Boedihartono, 1994)
Implementation is the management and realization of the nursing plan that had been developed at the planning stage (Effendi, 1995).
Implementation of nursing interventions and patients with anemia (Doenges, 1999) are:
1) High risk of infection related to an inadequate secondary defenses (decreased hemoglobin leucopenia, or a decrease in granulocytes (inflammatory response depressed)).
Objective: Infection does not occur.
Criteria results: - identify behaviors to prevent / reduce the risk of infection.
- Improves wound healing, free purulent drainage or erythema, and fever.

INTERVENTION & IMPLEMENTATION
 Increase good hand washing; by the care givers and patients. 
Rational: to prevent cross contamination / bacterial colonization. Note: patients with severe anemia / aplastic can be risky due to the normal flora of the skin.
 Maintain strict aseptic technique on the procedure / treatment of wounds. 
Rational: to reduce the risk of colonization / infection of bacteria.
 Give skin care, oral and perianal carefully. 
Rational: reducing the risk of damage to the skin / tissue and infection.
 Motivation changes in position / ambulation often, coughing and deep breathing exercises. 
Rationale: increased pulmonary ventilation all segments and help mobilize secretions to prevent pneumonia.
 Increase enter adequate fluids. 
Rational: to assist in the dilution secret breathing to ease spending and prevent stasis of body fluids such as respiratory and kidney.
 Monitor / limit visitors. Provide insulation where possible. 
Rational: limiting exposure to bacteria / infection. Protection of insulation required in aplastic anemia, when the immune response is very disturbed.
 Monitor body temperature. Note the chills and tachycardia with or without fever. 
Rational: the process of inflammation / infection require evaluation / treatment.
 Observe erythema / wound fluid. 
Rational: indicators of local infection. Note: the formation of pus may not exist when granulocytes depressed.
 Take a specimen for culture / sensitivity as indicated (collaboration) 
Rational: to distinguish the presence of infection, identify specific pathogens and influence the choice of treatment.
 Leave a topical antiseptic; systemic antibiotics (collaboration). 
Rational: may be used to reduce colonization or prophylactic treatment for local infection process.

2) Changes in nutrition less than body requirements related to the failure or inability to digest digest food / nutrient absorption necessary for the formation of red blood cells.
Objective: nutritional needs are met
Criteria results: - menunujukkan increase / maintain your weight with normal laboratory values.
- No sign of mal nutrition experience.
- To show for behavioral, lifestyle changes to improve and or maintain an appropriate body weight.


INTERVENTION & IMPLEMENTATION
 Review the history of nutrition, including eating favored. 
Rational: identifying deficiencies, facilitate intervention.
 Observation and record the patient's desired food. 
Rational: overseeing enter or quality of calorie consumption of food shortages.
 Measure your weight every day. 
Rational: overseeing the effectiveness of weight loss or nutritional interventions.
 Give eat little and often frequency or eat between meals. 
Rational: lowering weakness, increased intake and prevent gastric distention.
 Observation and record the incidence of nausea / vomiting, flatus and and other related symptoms. 
Rational: GI symptoms may indicate the effect of anemia (hypoxia) in the organ.
 Provide and good oral hygiene aids, before and after eating, use a soft toothbrush for gentle brushing. Give dessert in dilute when oral mucosa injury.
Rationale: increased appetite and oral intake. Lowering the growth of bacteria, minimizes the chance of infection. Special oral care techniques may be needed when the network brittle / injuries / bleeding and severe pain.

 Collaboration a nutritionist for a diet plan. 
Rational: diet plan to help meet individual needs.
 Collaboration; monitor laboratory test results. 
Rationale: Increasing the effectiveness of treatment programs, including dietary sources of nutrients needed.
 Collaboration; give medication as indicated. 
Rationale: the need of replacement depends on the type of anemia and or poor oral adanyan enter and deficiencies identified.

3) Activity intolerance related to imbalance between oxygen supply (delivery) and needs.
Objective: to maintain / improve ambulation / activity.
Criteria results: - reported increased tolerance activities (including activities of daily living)
- Showed a physiological sign of intolerance, such as pulse, respiration, and blood pressure was within the normal range.

INTERVENTION & IMPLEMENTATION
 Assess the patient's ADL ability. 
Rational: influencing choice of intervention / assistance.
 Assess loss or impaired balance, gait and muscle weakness. 
Rational: shows changes neurology of vitamin B12 deficiency affects patient safety / risk of injury.
 Observation of vital signs before and after the activity. 
Rational: cardiopulmonary manifestations of heart and lung effort to bring adequate amounts of oxygen to the tissues.
 Provide quiet environment, limit visitors, and reduce noise, maintain bed rest when it is indicated. 
Rational: improving breaks to lower the body's need for oxygen and lowering strain the heart and lungs.
 Use the energy-saving techniques, instruct the patient a break when fatigue and weakness occurs, instruct the patient did his best activity (without imposing themselves).
Rational: to increase gradually to normal activity and improve muscle tone / stamina without drawbacks. Boost the self-esteem and sense of control.
4) Changes in tissue perfusion associated with decreased cellular components required for the delivery of oxygen / nutrients to the cells.
Objective: To increase tissue perfusion
Criteria results: - indicates inadequate perfusion, such as vital signs stable.



INTERVENTION & IMPLEMENTATION
  Monitor vital signs assess capillary refill, color of skin / mucous membranes, nail beds.
Rational: provides information about the degree / adequacy of tissue perfusion and help determine the need for intervention.
 Elevate head of bed as tolerated. 
Rationale: increased lung expansion and maximize oxygenation for cellular needs. Note: if there are contraindications hypotension.
 Monitor respiratory effort; auscultation of breath sounds adventisius note sounds. 
Rational: dyspnea, the rush to show for impaired cardiac strain jajntung as long / compensation increased cardiac output.
 Investigate complaints of chest pain / palpitations. 
Rational: influence cellular network myocardial ischemia / infarction risk potential.
 Avoid using a bottle warmer or hot water bottle. Measure the temperature of bath water with a thermometer. 
Rational: termoreseptor superficial dermal tissue due to interruption of oxygen.
 Collaborative monitoring laboratory test results. Give full of red blood cells / blood product packed as indicated. 
Rational: to identify deficiencies and needs treatment / response to therapy.
 Provide supplemental oxygen as indicated. 
Rational: to maximize oxygen transport to the tissues.

5) high risk to damage the integrity of the skin associated with changes in circulation and neurologist.
Objective: to maintain skin integrity.
Criteria results: - identifying risk factors / behaviors of individuals to prevent dermal injury.

INTERVENTION & IMPLEMENTATION
 Assess skin integrity, record changes in turgor, impaired color, warm local, erythema, excoriation. 
Rational: skin conditions affected by circulation, nutrition and immobilization. Networks can become brittle and prone to infection and damage.
 Reposition periodically and massage the bone surface or if the patient does not move in bed. 
Rational: all these skin improves circulation, limiting tissue ischemia / hypoxia affects cell.
 Instruct the skin surface dry and clean. Limit the use of soap. 
Rational: humid areas, contaminated, providing a very good medium for the growth of pathogenic organisms. Soap can dry out the skin excessively.
 Auxiliary for range of motion exercises. 
Rationale: increased circulation network, preventing stasis.
 Use protective equipment, such as sheepskin, baskets, mattresses air pressure / water. Protective heel / elbow and pillows as indicated. (Collaboration)
Rationale: avoid skin damage by preventing / decreasing the pressure on the skin surface.

6) Constipation or diarrhea associated with lower dietary input; digestive process changes; side effects of drug therapy.
Objective: create / return patterns of normal bowel function.
Criteria results: - shows the change of behavior / lifestyle, which is necessary as the cause, factor weights.

INTERVENTION & IMPLEMENTATION
 Observation stool color, consistency, frequency and amount. 
Rational: to help identify the cause / factor ballast and appropriate intervention.
 Auscultation bowel sounds. 
Rational: bowel sounds in general increased in diarrhea and constipation decreased.
 Monitor intake and output (food and fluids). 
Rational: to identify dehydration, excessive loss or tool in identifying dietary deficiency.
 Push the fluids enter the 2500-3000 ml / day within cardiac tolerance. 
Rational: to assist in improving the consistency of the stool when constipated. Will help memperthankan hydration status on diarrhea.
 Avoid gas forming foods. 
Rational: reducing gastric distress and abdominal distension
 Review the perianal skin conditions with frequent, record changes in skin condition or begin to malfunction. Perform maintenance defecation perianal every case of diarrhea.
Rational: to prevent skin excoriation and damage.
 Collaboration siembang nutritionist for a diet with high fiber and bulk. 
Rational: fibers resist digestive enzymes and absorbing water in the stream along the intestinal tract and thus produce bulk, which works as a stimulus for defecation.
 Give pelembek stools, mild stimulant, bulk-forming laxatives or enemas as indicated. Monitor effectiveness. (Collaboration) 
Rational: defecation easier if constipation occurs.
 Provide antidiarrheal medications, such Defenoxilat hydrochloride with atropine (Lomotil) and drug absorbs water, such as Metamucil. (Collaboration).
Rational: decrease intestinal motility when diarrhea occurs.
7) Lack of knowledge with respect to the lack of exposure / recall; incorrect interpretation of information; does not know the source of information.
Objective: patients know and understand about the disease, diagnostic procedures and treatment plans.
Criteria results: - The patient expressed understanding of the disease process and management of the disease.
- Identify the factors causing.
- Perform the necessary tiindakan / lifestyle changes.

INTERVENTION & IMPLEMENTATION
 Provide specific information about anemia. Discuss the fact that the therapy depends on the type and severity of anemia. 
Rational: provides the knowledge base so that the patient can make the right choice. Lowers anxiety and can improve cooperation in treatment programs.
 Review your goals and preparation for a diagnostic assay. 
Rationale: anxiety / fear of ignorance increases stress, further increasing heart load. Knowledge lowers anxiety.
 Assess the level of knowledge of the client and family about the disease. 
Rational: megetahui how much experience and knowledge of the client and family about the disease.
 Provide a description of the client about his illness and his condition now. 
Rational: by knowing the disease and its present state, the client and his family will feel calm and reduce anxiety.
 Instruct client and family to watch his diet. 
Rational: diet and proper diet helps the healing process.
 Ask the client and family reiterated the material that has been given. 
Rational: knowing how much understanding of clients and their families and assess the success of the action taken.

D. Evaluation
Evaluation is a systematic comparison of the patient's health or well-planned with its intended purpose, is done by continuous, involving patients, families and other health professionals. (Lynda Juall Capenito, 1999:28)
Evaluation of patients with anemia are:
1) infection does not occur.
2) The nutritional requirements are met.
3) Patients can maintain / improve ambulation / activity.
4) Improved tissue perfusion.
5) Can maintain skin integrity.
6) Create / return patterns of normal bowel function.
7) Patients know and understand about the disease, diagnostic procedures and treatment plans.

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